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Israel asks Eurovision candidate to change controversial lyrics
National broadcaster says it agreed to make changes after request from country’s president
Israel has agreed to revise the lyrics of its potential submission to the Eurovision song contest after organisers took issue with verses that appeared to reference Hamas’s 7 October attack. Kan said it had asked the writers of October Rain and the second-place finalist, Dance Forever, to revise their lyrics while also preserving their artistic freedom. The European Broadcasting Union, which organises Eurovision and had previously said it was in the process of scrutinising the lyrics, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Kan’s decision.
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